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What should Obama do next? »What should Obama do next?What should Obama do next?☜A series of debate maps for The Independent exploring the question of what Obama and America should do next on the main policy issues facing the new administration after the inauguraton on 20 January 2009.☜FFD9CA

Climate Change Adds Burden to Health SystemClimate Change Adds Burden to Health System☜Pew-funded study finds government has done little to prepare.Threat could be reduced by legislation but not stopped. http://tiny.cc/Yz5b4☜59C6EF

Increased air pollution »Increased air pollutionIncreased air pollution☜Increased air pollution, caused because heat contributes to the formation of smog. This, the report said, could increase the incidence of severe asthma or pulmonary disease.☜959DFF

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Widespread diseases »Widespread diseasesWidespread diseases☜More widespread diseases carried by mosquitoes, ticks and other pests. If warmer temperatures allow these animals to expand their ranges northward, the result could be more cases of West Nile virus, Lyme disease and hantavirus.☜959DFF